A field study of thermal comfort in outdoor and semi-outdoor environments in subtropical Sydney Australia

被引:572
作者
Spagnolo, J [1 ]
de Dear, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Macquarie Univ, Div Environm & Life Sci, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
关键词
thermal comfort; outdoors; semi-outdoors; thermal indices; micro-meteorology; Sydney;
D O I
10.1016/S0360-1323(02)00209-3
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
In the absence of empirical outdoor thermal comfort studies it has been widely assumed that indoor thermal comfort theory generalises to outdoor settings without modification. Many indoor models were developed to describe thermal discomfort, not stress, therefore their relevance to conditions that vary greatly from neutrality, as many outdoor climatic conditions do, has not been critically validated in the field to date. The thermal comfort of 1018 subjects in outdoor and semi-outdoor locations in subtropical Sydney was investigated by a questionnaire and a comprehensive package of micro-meteorological instruments. The thermal neutrality in terms of the thermal comfort index OUT_SET* of 26.2degreesC was significantly higher than the indoor SET* counterpart of 24degreesC (ASHRAE Trans. 92 (1986) 709). (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:721 / 738
页数:18
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